#OnThisDay… October 23, 1973 • GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS: ‘Midnight Train’ Stationed at #1 [Audio+Deeptrax+Video] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 23, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 70's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Soul, Top 40, Videos

October 23, 1973 The biggest hit in the 33-year recording career of Gladys Knight & The Pips sat at #1 on this day in 1973. One week prior, Midnight Train To Georgia had run over Angie by the Rolling Stones, only to be derailed two weeks later by Keep On...

#OnThisDay… October 22, 1942 • BOBBY FULLER: The Late Singer was Born on this Date [AUDIO+DEEPTRAX] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 22, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40

October 22, 1966 The leader of the mid-60’s group The Bobby Fuller Four was born in Baytown, TX. Bobby Fuller grew up in Salt Lake City, but returned to the Lone Star State in 1956, settling in El Paso. • There, he became a huge fan of a fellow West Texan from...

#OnThisDay… October 20, 1962 • BOBBY (Boris) PICKETT: Billboard “Shells Out” to the ‘Monster Mash’ [AUDIO+DEEPTRAX] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 20, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, American Artists, Novelty, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40

October 20, 1962 The #1 position on the Hot 100 music chart was shelled out by Billboard on this date to the seasonal Halloween hit Monster Mash by Bobby “Boris” Pickett. Basing his persona on horror movie stars Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi, Pickett made...

#OnThisDay… October 19, 1985 • a-ha: 1st Norwegian Group to Hit #1 on Billboard [AUDIO+VIDEO+DEEPTRAK] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 19, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 80's, Classic Hits, Oldies, Pop, Synth Pop, Top 40, Videos

October 19, 1985 The Norwegian trio called a-ha became the first group from that country to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with Take On Me. For it’s short-lived stay at the top, it replaced Oh Sheila by the Michigan R&B group Ready For The World...

#OnThisDay… October 18, 1972 • CHUCK BERRY: His ‘Ding-A-Ling’ Hung from the Top [AUDIO+DEEPTRAX] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 18, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 70's, American Artists, Novelty, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40

October 18, 1972 One of rock’n’roll’s greatest pioneers, Chuck Berry, was perched atop the music world with his novelty hit My Ding-A-Ling – hanging at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks. It ended a one-week stay for Michael...

#OnThisDay… October 17, 1964 • MANFRED MANN: Doo Wah Diddy Diddy Hits #1 [AUDIO+DEEPTRAX] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 17, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, British Invasion Era, Oldies, Pop, Top 40, UK Artists

October 17, 1965 The British Invasion band Manfred Mann captured the #1 spot on Billboard’s singles chart. Named after their keyboardist (who was born Manfred Lubowitz in Johannesburg, South Africa), the original 1964 lineup also included Paul Jones (vocals),...